News Archives - 1999

Augsburg College student Jared Trost wins Goldwater Scholarship

Apr. 08, 1999

Augsburg College junior Jared
Trost, a 1996 graduate of Kenyon-Wanamingo (Minn.) High School, was one
of 304 undergraduate students nationwide in the fields of mathematics,
science and engineering to earn a prestigious Goldwater scholarship for
the 1999-2000 academic year.

Goldwater scholarships are one- and
two-year scholarships that cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and
room and board up to $7,500. Trost received a two-year scholarship.

The
scholarship winners were selected by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
and Excellence in Education Foundations from more than 1,100 nominees by
college and university faculties.

Trost, who is majoring in biology and
chemistry, has a 3.93 grade point average (4.0 scale). He is the third
Augsburg student in the last four years to be named a Goldwater scholar,
and this year he was one of eight students from Minnesota private
colleges to receive the award.

Trost plays varsity baseball at Augsburg
and has also been involved in campus ministry outreach, Fellowship of
Christian Athletes and Advent Vespers and is a member of Tri-Beta, a
biology honor society.

After graduating from Augsburg following the fall semester in 2000,
Trost, the son of Jeff and Jan Trost of Kenyon, Minn., plans to pursue a
graduate degree in ecology or environmental science.

The federally
endowed Goldwater Foundation, now in its 11th year, has awarded 2,711
scholarships worth approximately $28 million since being established in
1986. The scholarship program was designed to foster and encourage
outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the
natural sciences and engineering. Goldwater scholarships are considered
the premier undergraduate awards of their kinds in these fields.

Augsburg College is a private liberal arts college of The Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, located in the heart of the Twin Cities.
Augsburg's nearly 3,000 students come from diverse religious, cultural
and ethnic backgrounds and are enrolled at the College in undergraduate
day college, Weekend College and graduate programs.

Founded in 1869, the
college emphasizes intellectual freedom in the search for knowledge;
responsiveness to the needs of society and the world; and preparation of
students for service and leadership in church and society.